Tuesday, March 24, 2009

sealion commission_plus thanks



I was recently asked to illustrate a memory for a lady named Ella. The memory was about a bunch of sealions who were hangin out and barking on a dock. A little baby sea lion tries to squeeze onto the dock and causes it to capsize, hurling all these giant sealions into the water. I thought it would be neat to show the drawing and final. This was a difficult illustration, because sealions, with their organic forms, can easily look like amoebas if not drawn right, haha. So I ended up drawing a bunch of them on tracing paper in different positions to get use to their shape. Then I layered them together to get the rough drawing. I really wanted to capture the hilarity of the memory, since a barreling heap of sealions would be pretty funny to see. I believe I am working on another memory for Ella, which sound interesting, I will share later! Hope you digg.

Also, about Irration Fears, I wanted to thank Amy from Pikaland for posting about the Irration Fears and Useless Talents! I recieved some awesome submissions from it, so thanks Amy! If anyone has any more to share, just put them in the comments or email me at sarah@wattsalot.com

9 comments:

mchen said...

Terrific, and yes, hilarious! Can't help thinking about the splinters those guys are going to get as they slide into the water — wait, is that an irrational fear??? ;) Your work is wonderful. Keep it up!

Ella said...

I can't tell you how thrilled I am to have had this done. Anyone would be lucky to have a piece of your art.
It feels pretty cool to know that my memories are imotalized in the most appropriate form

jess gonacha said...

this is so fun, sarah! i bet she loves it, huh? oh, i just looked over and saw her comment-- she DOES love it! wooo!

Kristi said...

beautiful!

Poly Bernatene said...

Thanks for stopping by my blog!
It is a pleasure to hear your work too!
All the best!

Adam Tamte Volker said...

cool swirly gigs, loving the stuff you're doing Watts!

-Tamte

Chris Rahn said...

Watts! good to hear from you, you're in Georgia now? how's everything been since the academy? Your stuff's looking great.

Trish Tatman said...

I love the one in the front- he looks like he's singing opera.

david de la mano said...

Hello Sarah
Congratulations. Me encanta la frescura de tu trabajo y la aprente ingenuidad de tu trabajo